The Legal Foundation of Washington is committed to advancing equal justice through strategic grantmaking and community partnerships.
Legal Foundation of Washington’s largest recent award was $10,600,000 to Columbia Legal Services in Seattle for civil legal services for low-income people. That scale is consistent with a funder that uses large, recurring grants to support civil legal aid across Washington. In the recent grant list, several recipients appear more than once, including Tacomaprobono, Skagit Legal Aid, Northwest Immigrant Rights, and King County Bar Foundation, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation’s portfolio centers on direct legal assistance for households facing housing, income, immigration, family, and public-benefits issues, with additional support for work involving youth, re-entry, worker rights, and tribal communities. Recent awards also show investment in organizations serving historically marginalized communities, including Native and Tribal legal services and race-equity-oriented programs. The foundation’s recent grants are concentrated in Washington recipients, and Seattle organizations account for a substantial share of the larger awards. With annual grants of $39,738,169 and total assets of $99,564,152, the foundation operates at a scale that allows it to support both major statewide providers and smaller, more targeted legal-aid organizations.
Civil legal aid is the foundation’s core area. It gave $3,500,000 to Northwest Immigrant Rights Project for civil legal services for low-income people, and $1,160,000 to Unemployment Law Project for the same broad purpose. These grants sit alongside support for access to basic needs, including $1,125,000 to Benefits Law Center. Housing and eviction-related work is another clear thread. The foundation awarded $550,000 to Solid Ground, and $490,000 to Snohomish County Legal Services, both for civil legal services for low-income people. It also backs organizations focused on youth and legal support for marginalized communities. Teamchild Advocacy for Youth received $1,420,000, while Lavender Rights Project received $360,000. On the tribal side, the foundation gave $600,000 to Tulalip Foundation and $340,000 to Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
Legal Foundation of Washington’s typical grant size sits at $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $65,917 at the median, and $320,000 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of smaller awards and much larger operating grants. The recent list also includes repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time support. The foundation’s grantmaking is structured through named programs, including recurring partnership grants, race equity grants, accelerator grants, and tribal-community grants. Several programs accept unsolicited requests, while others are invitation-based.
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Most grants fall between $40K and $320K, with a median of $66K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$66K
75th Percentile
$320K
CAITLIN W DAVIS
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The foundation gives overwhelmingly in Washington: 96% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top grant-count state is also Washington. Seattle appears most often in the recent list, with additional awards in Tacoma, Spokane, Mount Vernon, Bellevue, Everett, Yakima, Olympia, Vancouver, Sequim, Kingston, Skokomish, Tulalip, and Nespelem. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
It funds civil legal aid for low-income people, especially work tied to housing stability, immigration relief, family safety and domestic violence, access to healthcare and public benefits, worker rights, re-entry, Native American and Tribal community legal services, and legal education and internships.
The grant-size distribution is $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $65,917 at the median, and $320,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes several much larger operating awards, including a $10.6 million grant to Columbia Legal Services.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to Tacomaprobono, Skagit Legal Aid, Northwest Immigrant Rights, and King County Bar Foundation across multiple years, indicating ongoing relationships with some recipients.
Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including Race Equity Grants, Other Grants, Partnership Grants, Partnership Grant, Central WA BIPOC Grant, and the Goldmark Equal Access to Justice Host Grant. Other programs listed, including the Accelerator Grant and Native American & Tribal Communities Grant, do not accept unsolicited requests.
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Washington. Ninety-six percent of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the recent grants list shows Washington recipients in Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Mount Vernon, Bellevue, Everett, Yakima, Olympia, Vancouver, Sequim, Kingston, Skokomish, Tulalip, and Nespelem.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Legal Foundation of Washington that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations serving BIPOC communities in Central Washington and working in civil justice or legal aid. Specific eligibility is tied to the grant’s guidelines in the portal.
Deadline: LOIs due 8/15/26
Who can apply: Organizations working in civil legal aid or related civil justice work in Washington. The site indicates current opportunities are available through LFW's grant portal and instructs applicants to review specific eligibility criteria and guidelines for each grant.
Deadline: LOIs due 8/15/26
Who can apply: Organizations with urgent civil justice needs. Applicants must contact the Grants Manager to discuss a potential proposal before review.
Who can apply: Civil legal aid organizations serving low-income people in Washington. LFW notes the program is tied to the State Plan and Alliance for Equal Justice.
Deadline: Next application cycle will be in fall 2027
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMENSPIRIT | SEQUIM, WA | $675,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| SAGE INDIGENOUS LAW CENTER | SPOKANE, WA | $675,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| SKAGIT LEGAL AID | MOUNT VERNON, WA | $650,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| TACOMAPROBONO | TACOMA, WA | $600,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE |
| KINGSTON, WA |
| $600,000 |
| 2025 |
| CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| TULALIP FOUNDATION | TULALIP, WA | $600,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE | SKOKOMISH, WA | $375,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION | NESPELEM, WA | $340,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| YAKIMA COUNTY VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY SERVICES | YAKIMA, WA | $300,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| NORTHWEST JUSTICE PROJECT | SEATTLE, WA | $300,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| LAW ADVOCATES | BELLINGHAM, WA | $235,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| CHELAN DOUGLAS CO VAS | WENATCHEE, WA | $229,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| EASTSIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | BELLEVUE, WA | $180,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| COLECTIVA LEGAL DEL PUEBLO | BURIEN, WA | $150,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| GLOBAL RIGHTS ADVOCACY | SEATTLE, WA | $150,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| UFW FOUNDATION | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $110,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| FAIR WORK CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $85,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| TEAMCHILD ADVOCACY FOR YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $60,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $60,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| THE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| CAIR (COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS) WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| LATINOS EN SPOKANE | SPOKANE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| INSTITUTE FOR BLACK JUSTICE | SPANAWAY, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| THE WAY TO JUSTICE | SPOKANE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| RAINIER VALLEY CORPS (FISCAL SPONSOR OF CREATIVE JUSTICE) | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| MI CENTRO | TACOMA, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| MANZANITA HOUSE | SPOKANE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| NAACP VANCOUVER BRANCH 1139 | VANCOUVER, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| TENANTS UNION WA STATE | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS | ELLENSBURG, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WALLA WALLA, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| COWLITZ-WAHKIAKUM LEGAL AID | LONGVIEW, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| OUR SISTERS' HOUSE | TACOMA, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| MI CHIANTLA | LACEY, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| ECOLOGISTICS INC | DUVALL, WA | $40,000 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| CLARK COUNTY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM | VANCOUVER, WA | $12,682 | 2025 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES | SEATTLE, WA | $10,600,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT | SEATTLE, WA | $3,500,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| TEAMCHILD ADVOCACY FOR YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $1,420,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| KING COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $1,322,801 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| UNEMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT | SEATTLE, WA | $1,160,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| BENEFITS LAW CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $1,125,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| TACOMAPROBONO | TACOMA, WA | $760,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| EASTSIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | BELLEVUE, WA | $551,478 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| SOLID GROUND | SEATTLE, WA | $550,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| YAKIMA COUNTY VAS | YAKIMA, WA | $540,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| SEATTLE CLEMENCY PROJECT | SEATTLE, WA | $510,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| NORTHWEST JUSTICE PROJECT | SEATTLE, WA | $500,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| SNOHOMISH COUNTY LEGAL SERVICES | EVERETT, WA | $490,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
| LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN | SEATTLE, WA | $470,000 | 2024 | CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE |
WOMENSPIRIT
$675,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
SAGE INDIGENOUS LAW CENTER
$675,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
SKAGIT LEGAL AID
$650,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
TACOMAPROBONO
$600,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE
$600,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE
$375,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION
$340,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
YAKIMA COUNTY VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY SERVICES
$300,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
LAW ADVOCATES
$235,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CHELAN DOUGLAS CO VAS
$229,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
COLECTIVA LEGAL DEL PUEBLO
$150,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
GLOBAL RIGHTS ADVOCACY
$150,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CAIR (COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS) WASHINGTON
$50,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
NAACP VANCOUVER BRANCH 1139
$50,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
TENANTS UNION WA STATE
$50,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
COWLITZ-WAHKIAKUM LEGAL AID
$50,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
MI CHIANTLA
$50,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CLARK COUNTY VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM
$12,682CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT
$3,500,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
KING COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION
$1,322,801CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
UNEMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT
$1,160,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
TACOMAPROBONO
$760,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
YAKIMA COUNTY VAS
$540,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
SNOHOMISH COUNTY LEGAL SERVICES
$490,000CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE